TEES star Terry Bywater has welcomed Team Great Britain’s draw for the European Championships.

TEES star Terry Bywater has welcomed Team Great Britain’s draw for the European Championships.

National team stalwart Bywater, from Redcar, sees the tournament in Frankfurt as a chance to bounce back from a disappointing Paralympic Games campaign.

The top 12 teams in Europe compete between June 28 and July 7 not just for the Euorpean title but also qualification to the World Championships next year.

Reigning champions Standard Life Team GB have been drawn in Group A along with Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland.

And Bywater, said “We’ve got a good draw as we know all the teams in the group well including Germany and having them in the group means we can get revenge from the Paralympics.

“The Europeans will give us a chance to bounce back from London and show everyone we are a winning team. Being reigning champions means that we are the team everyone wants to beat. If we could win back to back golds, that would be something very special.”